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US 11,885,591 B2Granted
Riflescope with feedback display and related methods
AssigneeGunwerks, LLC
InventorChristopher Ryan Thomas
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Abstract
A riflescope having a display that provides information to a user of the riflescope, along with related methods, is provided herein. In one embodiment, a riflescope includes an objective system and an ocular system, wherein a focal plane is defined between the objective system and the ocular system. A display system, comprising a display and a mirror, is positioned at a location between the focal plane and the ocular system. In one embodiment, the distance between the focal plane and the ocular system is equal to a sum of a distance between the display and the mirror and a distance between the mirror and the ocular system.
Claims13
A riflescope, comprising:
- a main tube;
- an objective lens coupled to a first end of the main tube;
- ocular lenses coupled to a second end of the main tube, the objective lens and the ocular lenses defining a first focal plane and a second focal plane;
- and
- a display system disposed between the ocular lenses and the second focal plane, the display system comprising a display and a reflective element, the display system configured to project an image to the ocular lenses, wherein:
- the ocular lenses are positioned closer to the second focal plane than the first focal plane;
- the ocular lenses comprise a first ocular lens and a second ocular lens, the second ocular lens being positioned farther away from the second focal plane than the first ocular lens;
- the second focal plane is positioned a first distance from the first ocular lens;
- the display is positioned an effective distance from the first ocular lens, the effective distance defining a folded optical path configured to render the image perceivable to a user of the riflescope, and the effective distance being substantially equivalent to the first distance;
- and
- the display and the reflective element are disposed on a common side of an optical axis extending from the objective lens through the ocular lenses.
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A riflescope comprising:
- a main tube;
- an objective lens coupled to a first end of the main tube;
- one or more ocular lenses coupled to a second end of the main tube, the objective lens and the one or more ocular lenses defining a first focal plane and a second focal plane;
- and
- a display system disposed between the one or more ocular lenses and the second focal plane, the display system comprising a display and a reflective element;
- wherein:
- the one or more ocular lenses are positioned closer to the second focal plane than the first focal plane;
- the second focal plane is positioned a first distance from the one or more ocular lenses;
- the display is positioned a second distance from the reflective element;
- the display being positioned along a bottom interior surface of the main tube;
- the reflective element is positioned a third distance from the one or more ocular lenses, the reflective element being positioned above an optical axis extending longitudinally through a center of the main tube, the reflective element being positioned adjacent to a top interior surface of the main tube opposite the bottom interior;
- and
- a sum of the second distance and the third distance is approximately equal to the first distance.
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A riflescope comprising:
- a main tube;
- an objective lens coupled to a first end of the main tube;
- one or more ocular lenses coupled to a second end of the main tube, the objective lens and the one or more ocular lenses defining a first focal plane and a second focal plane;
- and
- a display system disposed between the one or more ocular lenses and the second focal plane, the display system comprising a display and a reflective element, the display system configured to project an image to the one or more ocular lenses, wherein:
- the one or more ocular lenses are positioned closer to the second focal plane than the first focal plane;
- the second focal plane is positioned a first distance from the one or more ocular lenses;
- the display and the reflective element are disposed on either a common side or opposing sides of an optical axis extending from the objective lens through the one or more ocular lenses;
- the display is positioned an effective distance from the one or more ocular lenses, the effective distance defining a folded optical path configured to render the image perceivable to a user of the riflescope;
- and
- the effective distance is substantially equivalent to the first distance.
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A riflescope comprising:
- a main tube;
- an objective lens coupled to a first end of the main tube;
- one or more ocular lenses coupled to a second end of the main tube, the objective lens and the one or more ocular lenses defining a first focal plane and a second focal plane;
- and
- a display system disposed between the one or more ocular lenses and the second focal plane, the display system comprising a display and a reflective element;
- wherein:
- the one or more ocular lenses are positioned closer to the second focal plane than the first focal plane;
- the display and the reflective element are disposed on either a common side or opposing sides of an optical axis extending from the objective lens through the one or more ocular lenses;
- the second focal plane is positioned a first distance from the one or more ocular lenses;
- the display is positioned a second distance from the reflective element;
- the reflective element is positioned a third distance from the one or more ocular lenses;
- and
- a sum of the second distance and the third distance is approximately equal to the first distance.
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